Coaches

A Coaches Guide to SJN SM Volleyball

1. Thanks

Overview

• To Teach Sportsmanship That Mirrors Christ’s Love for Us All

• To Teach the fundamentals of Volleyball

• To Win

Required Training

• All players and coaches must have completed the waiver (built into the sign up)

• All Coaches must Have Completed Virtus training

• All Coaches must have completed Safe Haven Training

• All Coaches must have a background check on file with the parish

  1. Virtus instructions

Games

• Rules can be found in the clipboard or on the overview page

Practices

• Only 2 keycards are currently allocated to SJN-SM

  • Keycards will be given to one of the coaches in each grade bracket

  • DO NOT TRADE KEYCARDS 

  • If unable to practice for any reason reach out to the current SM Director

• Sign-In

  • Insurance requires that we keep a log of all people who attend the practices

  • This can be taken by anyone but the record must be kept all season

• If the Gym is in a state of disarray send a pic of the issue to admin@sjnsports.com and reach out to the current SM Director.

  • Chairs left out, Trash / Spills on the floor, damaged equipment

  • pro tip: flip over all trash cans except for 1 to avoid replacing multiple bags

• Practices and Games must Start with the SJN SM Prayer and End with a team cheer of “EAGLES!”

• Standard flow of a practice:

  • Prayer

  • Warmup

  • Skills

  • Game

  • Review what was taught, announce next practice game

  • Eagles Rally Cry

• Update group chat after close up

Hand out treats at door ONLY if player has:
1. Parent
2. Water bottle

** Never leave if there is still a child under 18 present **
** Never be alone with a child that is not yours **

** Never leave if there is still a child under 18 present **
** Never be alone with a child that is not yours **